to stop talking; to break off; to pause
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
silence (not speaking); muteness
those (near the second person)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
completely; fully; entirely
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
match (to light fire with)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to recall; to remember; to recollect
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled